very rare

very rare

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is f è NGM á ol í NJI ǎ o, which means the feather of Phoenix and the horn of Unicorn. It refers to precious and rare people or things. It comes from Rongzhi, a new account of the world, written by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: few morning stars, few, one in a hundred, lucky, few, few. Antonyms: ubiquitous, numerous, heavy traffic.

The origin of Idioms

In Rongzhi, a new account of the world, written by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty, it is said that "a great slave has his own hair." According to the biography of Xie Chaozong in the southern history, "Chaozong had Fengmao." Preface to the biography of Wenyuan in northern history: "scholars are like ox hair, and those who succeed are like rare figures."

Idiom usage

The whole county only got one of you, no matter what. The 20th anniversary of Liang Bin's red flag

Idiom story

Xie Chaozong was born in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was born in Yangxia and was the grandson of Xie Lingyun, a famous writer. Xie Chaozong is smart and studious, and his articles are very beautiful. Later Liu Jun, Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty, appreciated him very much. According to the biography of Xie Chaozong in the southern history, Xie Chaozong was once the "constant servant" of Liu ziluan, the eighth son of emperor Xiaowu, King Xin'an, and the important letters in the palace were written by Xie Chaozong, which is quite famous. When Yin Shuyi, the mother of the king of Xin'an, died, a eulogy for the dead was written by Gao Gaozong. After reading it, Emperor Xiaowu praised it very much. Said: "super special Fengmao, Lingyun comeback!" Sigh that another Xie Lingyun has come out! Today, "rare" is used to describe rare and valuable people and things. Liu Daolong, the general of the right guard, sat down and went out to wait for Chao, saying, "the banquet is supreme. It's said that you have Fengmao." Xie tuxian was still inside, and Daolong said that he would search for Fengmao and stay in the dark. Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty once said: "Xie Chaozong is very Fengmao." Right back General Liu Daolong was also present at that time. He came out to wait for Xie Chaozong and said to him, "at the banquet just now, the emperor said you had Fengmao." Xie Chaozong barefoot into the house, Liu Daolong thought it was to take Fengmao, until dark to leave. Xie Chaozong is a famous scholar in Liu Song Dynasty. His father is Xie Feng and his grandfather is Xie Lingyun. Emperor Xiaowu greatly appreciated Xie Chaozong's literary talent, praised him for his "Fengmao", and compared him with his grandfather Xie Lingyun. There was a general named Liu Daolong next to him. After hearing this, he didn't know that the emperor praised Xie Chaozong for his "Fengmao", because he praised his knowledge and talent. He thought Xie Chaozong really had such a rare treasure as "Fengmao". On this day, Liu Daolong made a special visit to see Xie Chaozong's "Fengmao". He didn't know Xie Chaozong's father's name was "Feng", so he wanted to see "Feng Mao" all at once, which violated Xie Chaozong's taboo at home, causing Xie Chaozong to panic and hide indoors without wearing shoes. Liu Daolong didn't know, so he waited there foolishly, thinking that Xie Chaozong had gone in to find Fengmao. As a result, when it was dark, Xie Chaozong didn't come out, so he had to go away. The story has been passed down as a joke for ages.